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Re: UCS Millennium Falcon Engine Lights Issue - One Side Lights First @Chris Dee Sounds like the system is interpreting your "short press" of the "A" button as a "long press"-- a long press turns the main power on and off. Maybe try pressing a bit quicker.
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: UCS Millennium Falcon Engine Lights Issue - One Side Lights First This means you've connected the engine strips incorrectly. Each side has two wire connectors: one for the top and bottom lights on the strip section, and the other for the center strip.…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Max current for horizontal power connectors @Blake Foster Hi Blake, I don't see any issues with the higher voltage, though of course we aren't able to test the scenario you're describing. Keep us posted on results!
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Magnet Wire Lead Hi @Bradley Paddock , unfortunately that is too close to be repaired. :-( If it was the black lead we might be able to re-solder it to the brass casing, but the red lead goes into the center,…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Max current for horizontal power connectors @Blake Foster Ah, ok, so cool that you are still iterating on the incredible NH builds. For the motor, yes, definitely a flyback diode would be necessary. Keep us posted on your progress!
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Max current for horizontal power connectors Hi @Blake , great question. I'd be less concerned about the amount of current those connectors can carry than I'd be about the resistance of the wires. Most elements in our system are designed to…
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- 1 yr ago
- Expansion Accessories
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Re: Falcon Light Kit Malfuction @Roy Brewer Thank you. Hopefully we can diagnose and fix for you once we have the parts in our shop.
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Falcon Light Kit Malfuction @Roy Brewer Thank you for the great troubleshooting. If you want to send us back the main controller and the laser sound module, I'll see if they can be repaired. Will this work?
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Falcon Light Kit Malfuction @Roy Brewer Thanks, glad you were able to get some more of the kit functions up and running, but still mysterious about the laser sounds. Do you have power connected to two separate power supplies?…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Falcon Light Kit Malfuction Hmm this seems very odd. When you say you haven't changed the power sources, have you changes *how* those power sources are connected to the Falcon? For example,…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Adding a Brickstuff Ultrasaber to the UCS Millennium Falcon? Hi, thanks for your question. Yes, this should be possible. The easiest way would be to connect the Ultrasaber to one of the open plugs on the BRANCH10 adapter board used for the landing lights--…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Can you turn the sound off on the Millennium Falcon UCS kit? Hello, and thank you very much for purchasing the Falcon Light and Sound Kit! Yes, the dial on the main controller does go "all the way down," so you can turn that down to fully disable sound…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: LEGO Icons Eiffel Tower (#10307) @mo ka Hello! We're definitely still working on this, in fact all parts are complete and in-house except for the main controller board. Obviously this is one of the most critical parts,…
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- 1 yr ago
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- What Lights Do I Use For [a specific] LEGO Set?
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Re: how to add switch in series with small-plugs connection bay Hi Andrew, thank you for your question-- yours sounds like a great project! Very cool, and I hope to see photos of it when you're done. Years ago, I made up some proto breakout boards with our…
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- 1 yr ago
- Brickstuff Lights
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Re: Lego Lighthouse 21335 Light Kit Hi Jonathan, thanks for your note and your kind words. YES we are very close to having the lighthouse kit complete. It's going to have sound, remote control,…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: LEGO Ideas Home Alone (#21330) @Gregory It's on our list for 2024 for sure! Need to find a way to make the light strings on the front of the house have special effects, and also looking to add a motor to the underside to make the…
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- 1 yr ago
- What Lights Do I Use For [a specific] LEGO Set?
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Re: Retro Winnipeg Police Car Holy cow that's amazing! Do you have 4 beacons inside that roof bar? Thanks so much for sharing!
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- 1 yr ago
- Brickstuff Uses Beyond LEGO
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Re: order Hello, yes we did indeed receive the order and it's been shipped-- according to our information the package has also been delivered? Hopefully that's accurate-- if not please let us know.
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Ghostbusters HQ new version kit ? @Giovanni Bocchi As you know I'm working hard to finish the install guide for the new haunted house kit, then will come the Lighthouse kit, then the GBHQ :-).
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- What Lights Do I Use For [a specific] LEGO Set?
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Re: Falcon upper cannon So glad to hear it @Craig A ! Thank you for your kind words about the kit-- I'm thrilled you're enjoying it. Can you send an e-mail to our support (at) brickstuff e-mail with your current mailing…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Falcon upper cannon @Craig A Hi Craig, thanks for the update. Glad to hear all is well now with the cannon. As for the adapter board the mandibles are connected to, thanks for checking out the various connections.…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Stand Alone MP3 Sound Module & 4-Channel Micro-LEC with Machine Gun Effect @Helmut Senft Don't give up Helmut! I simply have not been able to finish the sound module yet. Unfortunately I don't have a date to give you-- so many other things are coming up that I need to…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Light and Sound Kit for New LEGO Haunted House (#10273) Hi all, sorry for the delay on this end-- I had some unexpected family issues come up that prevented me from taking all of the photos for the install guide.…
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- What Lights Do I Use For [a specific] LEGO Set?
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Re: Falcon upper cannon Hello @Craig A , thanks for your note and apologies for the late reply. RE: the mandible lights, yes, our Pico LEDs are compatible with most other brands-- as long as the plug is the same size,…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Need Lighting and Wiring help before placing order Thank you @Brad Bergman for the question. Wow, that advent calendar is amazing! Thank you for considering us for your project. Since you have so much going on in terms of plug sizes (small/large) and…
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- 1 yr ago
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